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Below is a family biography included in The History of Jasper County, Missouri published by Mills & Company in 1883. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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ELIAS B. SHOEMAKER, post-office Joplin, farmer and miner, was born in Mercer county, Ill., April 18, 1840. His parents, John and Elizabeth Shoemaker, were natives of Pennsylvania. Our subject was the fifth of nine children, and was reared on the farm. In 1868 he came to Jasper county, Mo., and located on his present farm of eighty acres, seventy under cultivation; has a good small orchard, and a good frame residence situated on high ground, commanding a fine view of the city of Joplin and the surrounding country. Our subject was married to Miss Sarah J. Snead, daughter of William and Caroline. By this union there are four children, named Mary E., Annie B., Curtis T., and William H. Mr. Shoemaker has been engaged in farming until about a year ago, when he commenced prospecting for lead, and has just struck a very rich lead, and is now doing well.
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